Fertility & birth rates in Iraq and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate in Iraq vs Saint Vincent chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Iraq was 3.25 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.78 in Saint Vincent in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Iraq vs Saint Vincent population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Iraq	Saint Vincent
1960	5.3	7.25
1961	5.8	7.16
1962	6.99	7.03
1963	7.01	6.92
1964	7.01	6.83
1965	7.02	6.74
1966	7.02	6.64
1967	7.03	6.53
1968	7.06	6.42
1969	7.08	6.28
1970	7.07	6.12
1971	7.06	5.95
1972	7.02	5.77
1973	6.99	5.59
1974	6.95	5.38
1975	6.91	5.17
1976	6.86	4.95
1977	6.8	4.75
1978	6.73	4.55
1979	6.66	4.29
1980	6.59	3.92
1981	6.53	3.85
1982	6.46	3.74
1983	6.39	3.56
1984	6.32	3.28
1985	6.25	3.08
1986	6.18	2.92
1987	6.11	2.82
1988	6.05	2.75
1989	5.99	2.73
1990	5.93	2.73
1991	5.83	2.75
1992	5.72	2.76
1993	5.61	2.74
1994	5.49	2.68
1995	5.36	2.61
1996	5.25	2.53
1997	5.19	2.43
1998	5.11	2.35
1999	5.04	2.31
2000	4.92	2.31
2001	4.8	2.3
2002	4.67	2.22
2003	4.58	2.14
2004	4.53	2.09
2005	4.45	2.07
2006	4.46	2.03
2007	4.4	2.06
2008	4.37	2.15
2009	4.38	2.17
2010	4.46	2.14
2011	4.59	2.08
2012	4.54	2.11
2013	4.44	2.11
2014	4.31	2.14
2015	4.08	2.13
2016	3.84	2.06
2017	3.64	1.94
2018	3.55	1.9
2019	3.48	1.86
2020	3.42	1.83
2021	3.36	1.81
2022	3.29	1.79
2023	3.25	1.78
2024	3.22	1.76
2025	3.17	1.75
2026	3.13	1.73
2027	3.09	1.72
2028	3.05	1.71
2029	3.01	1.71
2030	2.97	1.7
2031	2.94	1.7
2032	2.89	1.69
2033	2.86	1.69
2034	2.83	1.68
2035	2.79	1.68
2036	2.77	1.68
2037	2.74	1.68
2038	2.71	1.67
2039	2.69	1.67
2040	2.66	1.67
2041	2.64	1.67
2042	2.61	1.67
2043	2.59	1.67
2044	2.57	1.66
2045	2.54	1.66
2046	2.52	1.66
2047	2.5	1.66
2048	2.48	1.66
2049	2.47	1.66
2050	2.45	1.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Iraq	Saint Vincent
1960	39.8%	49%
1961	39.9%	48.8%
1962	40.4%	48.6%
1963	41%	48.2%
1964	41.5%	47.7%
1965	42.1%	47.4%
1966	42.5%	47.1%
1967	42.8%	46.8%
1968	43%	46.6%
1969	43.3%	46.4%
1970	43.6%	46.2%
1971	44.1%	46%
1972	44.7%	45.8%
1973	45.5%	45.7%
1974	46.2%	45.5%
1975	46.7%	45.3%
1976	47.2%	45%
1977	47.3%	44.7%
1978	47.1%	44.4%
1979	47%	44.1%
1980	46.8%	43.5%
1981	46.7%	42.6%
1982	46.6%	41.7%
1983	46.5%	41%
1984	46.3%	40.4%
1985	46.2%	39.9%
1986	46%	39.4%
1987	45.8%	38.9%
1988	45.6%	38.4%
1989	45.4%	38%
1990	45.2%	37.5%
1991	45%	36.8%
1992	44.9%	36%
1993	44.7%	35.1%
1994	44.6%	34.4%
1995	44.4%	33.7%
1996	44.3%	33.1%
1997	44.1%	32.5%
1998	44%	32%
1999	43.8%	31.6%
2000	43.7%	31.4%
2001	43.5%	31%
2002	43.3%	30.3%
2003	43.1%	29.7%
2004	42.9%	29%
2005	42.6%	28.4%
2006	42.3%	27.8%
2007	42.1%	27.2%
2008	41.8%	26.7%
2009	41.5%	26.1%
2010	41.2%	25.7%
2011	41.1%	25.2%
2012	41%	24.8%
2013	40.8%	24.4%
2014	40.6%	24%
2015	40.4%	23.7%
2016	40.1%	23.4%
2017	39.7%	23%
2018	39.3%	22.7%
2019	38.9%	22.5%
2020	38.5%	22.2%
2021	38.1%	22.1%
2022	37.6%	21.9%
2023	37.1%	21.6%
2024	36.6%	21.3%
2025	36%	20.9%
2026	35.4%	20.4%
2027	34.7%	20%
2028	34.1%	19.5%
2029	33.4%	19%
2030	32.9%	18.6%
2031	32.5%	18.1%
2032	32.1%	17.8%
2033	31.8%	17.5%
2034	31.6%	17.3%
2035	31.3%	17.1%
2036	31.1%	17%
2037	30.9%	16.9%
2038	30.6%	16.9%
2039	30.4%	16.9%
2040	30.1%	16.9%
2041	29.9%	16.9%
2042	29.7%	16.9%
2043	29.4%	16.9%
2044	29.1%	17%
2045	28.8%	17%
2046	28.6%	17%
2047	28.3%	17%
2048	28%	16.9%
2049	27.7%	16.9%
2050	27.4%	16.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.6% of the population in Iraq and 21.3% in Saint Vincent in 2024, compared to 45.2% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Iraq and Saint Vincent compared.

Natural population change in Iraq vs Saint Vincent by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.37% in Iraq and +0.24% in Saint Vincent. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Iraq	Saint Vincent
1960	155,651	3,029
1961	184,792	3,059
1962	247,520	3,073
1963	254,046	3,086
1964	262,825	3,130
1965	274,551	3,165
1966	285,507	3,194
1967	298,192	3,212
1968	310,644	3,218
1969	324,792	3,200
1970	338,030	3,161
1971	351,464	3,102
1972	362,334	3,033
1973	373,191	2,952
1974	376,197	2,863
1975	385,916	2,775
1976	402,260	2,694
1977	410,229	2,622
1978	418,756	2,581
1979	428,458	2,575
1980	419,653	2,362
1981	416,998	2,429
1982	428,336	2,477
1983	439,800	2,411
1984	455,740	2,248
1985	467,445	2,128
1986	474,348	2,020
1987	488,742	1,937
1988	476,778	1,876
1989	496,852	1,843
1990	518,575	1,825
1991	550,146	1,821
1992	591,886	1,849
1993	606,700	1,832
1994	634,344	1,786
1995	642,977	1,715
1996	652,866	1,610
1997	667,582	1,496
1998	684,152	1,379
1999	702,170	1,315
2000	715,771	1,279
2001	729,704	1,231
2002	739,419	1,166
2003	746,159	1,063
2004	761,563	992
2005	776,603	949
2006	797,342	881
2007	784,119	867
2008	802,382	904
2009	855,096	881
2010	906,369	796
2011	971,082	676
2012	999,987	637
2013	1,026,036	580
2014	1,040,726	580
2015	1,007,561	542
2016	946,968	443
2017	924,507	340
2018	938,310	271
2019	942,972	206
2020	919,953	-10
2021	941,924	-9
2022	962,501	96
2023	973,420	66

Maternal mortality chart: Iraq vs Saint Vincent

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 66 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iraq, compared to 56 deaths in Saint Vincent.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Iraq	Saint Vincent
1985	152	77
1986	147	71
1987	145	69
1988	174	67
1989	190	70
1990	195	72
1991	157	71
1992	126	89
1993	132	76
1994	142	78
1995	152	80
1996	158	79
1997	165	78
1998	163	77
1999	156	72
2000	146	68
2001	137	64
2002	128	62
2003	125	59
2004	122	56
2005	118	55
2006	120	54
2007	117	54
2008	109	56
2009	107	56
2010	107	59
2011	105	59
2012	100	61
2013	96	73
2014	90	64
2015	86	59
2016	87	52
2017	81	58
2018	76	56
2019	74	58
2020	63	57
2021	77	105
2022	59	56
2023	66	56

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.26% in Iraq and 1.06% in Saint Vincent. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Iraq	Saint Vincent
1960	19%	-
1961	17.9%	-
1962	16.9%	-
1963	16%	-
1964	15.1%	-
1965	14.4%	-
1966	13.6%	-
1967	13%	-
1968	12.4%	-
1969	11.8%	6.03%
1970	11.2%	6.42%
1971	10.7%	6.82%
1972	10.3%	7.2%
1973	9.79%	7.52%
1974	9.35%	7.71%
1975	8.93%	7.7%
1976	8.54%	7.45%
1977	8.17%	7.03%
1978	7.83%	6.49%
1979	7.52%	5.91%
1980	7.23%	5.34%
1981	6.96%	4.82%
1982	6.71%	4.34%
1983	6.49%	3.91%
1984	6.28%	3.54%
1985	6.09%	3.22%
1986	5.91%	2.96%
1987	5.75%	2.75%
1988	6.92%	2.59%
1989	8.12%	2.47%
1990	7.97%	2.38%
1991	6.49%	2.31%
1992	5.17%	2.26%
1993	5.07%	2.24%
1994	4.98%	2.23%
1995	4.89%	2.23%
1996	4.8%	2.23%
1997	4.71%	2.24%
1998	4.61%	2.25%
1999	4.52%	2.25%
2000	4.43%	2.25%
2001	4.33%	2.25%
2002	4.24%	2.24%
2003	4.16%	2.25%
2004	4.07%	2.25%
2005	3.97%	2.26%
2006	3.88%	2.26%
2007	3.78%	2.25%
2008	3.67%	2.23%
2009	3.56%	2.19%
2010	3.46%	2.14%
2011	3.35%	2.06%
2012	3.24%	1.98%
2013	3.14%	1.88%
2014	3.04%	1.79%
2015	2.94%	1.69%
2016	2.84%	1.59%
2017	2.75%	1.49%
2018	2.66%	1.39%
2019	2.57%	1.31%
2020	2.49%	1.23%
2021	2.41%	1.17%
2022	2.33%	1.11%
2023	2.26%	1.06%